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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING DR. LILY HUSSEIN ON RETIREMENT FROM COOK COUNTY HEALTH
WHEREAS, Dr. Lily Hussein has worked as a physician for more than 50 years at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, proving compassionate cancer care to some of the area’s most vulnerable patients; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein moved to Chicago in 1966, having been born in Mosul, Iraq; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein graduated first in her class from the University of Baghdad College of Medicine in 1964; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein finished her medical internship in Connecticut and then completed her residency and oncology fellowship at Cook County Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein continued her service to the people of Cook County in 1971, joining the staff as an attending physician; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein has spent the last 50 years since ensuring that her patients have access to the best cancer care; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein is currently Cook County Health’s longest serving physician; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein is a trailblazer. She was one of the first board certified oncologists at Cook County Hospital and has trained countless physicians since, ensuring excellence in future generations of cancer care teams; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein has countless grateful patients whose lives she has improved and whose lives have been extended thanks to her expert care; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein has always treated patients and their families with dignity and compassion while going above and beyond in an effort to bring them comfort and understanding when they most need it; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hussein has repeatedly said she treats her patients like her family; and
WHEREAS, Cook County Health, the Cook County Health Board of Directors and the thousands of patients Dr. Hussein has treated are indebted to her for her exceptional clinical skills and her dedication to patient care; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners congratulate Dr. Lily Dr. Hussein on her retirement and gratefully acknowledge her remarkable career of service and dedication to the mission of Cook County Health and the residents of Cook County.
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